Area Demographics

Greene County

Greene County

Greene County Demographics, Workforce and Economic Development Information

Named in honor of General Nathaniel Greene, Greene County was formed in 1819. Major industries in the county are government (24.4%), services (17.2%) and manufacturing (13.8%).

Sources: Foscue, Virginia O., Place Names in Alabama, The University of Alabama Press, 1989. Graves, John Temple, ed., The Book of Alabama and the South, Protective Life Insurance Co., Birmingham, 1933.